You'll Never Believe This, But... Quiz

Answer: The Huston Plan

The Huston Plan was written up in 1970 by White House aid, Tom Charles Huston, after whom the plan was named. As well as intercepting phone calls and letters, the plan advocated domestic burglary. Huston spoke to several police and intelligence agencies about the plan. It was not until J Edgar Hoover protested, some days later, that the plan was withdrawn. This atrocious plan only came to public attention in 1973 during the Watergate hearings.

Although this plan targeted anti-war individuals in general, the specific catalyst for its introduction was the opposition Nixon faced over the Cambodian incursion. This incursion was a series of US military operations in 1970 that aimed to defeat a force made up of the People's Army of Vietnam, as well as the Viet Cong.

This quote was broadcast to the public in May 1977, during an interview between Nixon and David Frost.

Answer: David Berkowitz

David Berkowitz is perhaps better known by his nickname, "The Son of Sam." This nickname was, in fact, given to Berkowitz by himself in a letter he sent to the NYPD. This letter's intention appears to have been to tease the police force as to Berkowitz's identity. The letter was full of spelling mistakes, but this didn't take anything away from the sinister nature of it - "I am 'the Monster' - 'Beelzebub'," Berkowitz stated in this letter. His first nickname was the ".44 Calibre Killer", due to him favouring the weapon in several of his early murders.

Berkowitz was eventually arrested in August 1977, after being seen by a witness to his final murder - the shooting of Stacy Moskowitz and Robert Violante. Upon his arrest, the serial killer was reported to ask the officers, "what took you so long?"

Answer: "I was just giving her a ride home"

The incident took place in May 1997. Murphy was driving down Santa Monica Boulevard in West Hollywood. He was later pulled over by a police car and was found to have transvestite prostitute in his car.

Eddie Murphy was in no trouble with the police after being warned about the neighbourhood and being sent on his way. However, Seiuli (the prostitute), was arrested for violating probation on an earlier prostitution charge. Soon after this, the story was all over the newspapers and according to Seiuli, Murphy had given her money and had asked her sexual questions.

This incident is somewhat unclear. Whilst many may believe Seiuli, some have rallied behind Murphy and claimed that he was merely being a good citizen. This was something claimed by Murphy himself - "I've seen hookers on street corners and I'll pull over. They'll go, "Oh you're Eddie Murphy" and I'll empty my wallet out to help.""

Answer: Rob Lowe

The same tape showed Lowe and a friend having sexual relations with a young American model. This part of the tape was sold to many, making it one of the first celebrity sex tapes. Such celebrities to follow in Lowe's footsteps are Pamela Anderson, Paris Hilton, and Ulrika Johnson.

Following this incident, Lowe entered rehab for alcoholism and drug addiction. However, scandal seemed to follow, in the form of several sexual harassment suits later on.

Answer: "I'm 72 years old. I'm dyslexic"

Blake was arrested in 2002 after his wife, Bonnie Lee Bakley, was shot and killed on May 4th 2001. Blake was cleared of all charges three years later. However, he was ordered to pay $30 million after a civil suit filed by the three children of Bakley led to Blake being found liable for the "wrongful death" of his wife.

Bakley had been notorious for trying to exploit older men for their money. At the time of her death she was 23 years Blake's junior. She had been involved in several relationships, including with Christian Brando (son of Marlon Brando) and had been married nine times before she married Blake.

Answer: Acid reflux

This incident seems to have completely discredited Ashlee as a singer. Following the incident in 2004, she failed to reach the same level of success she had enjoyed beforehand. Ashlee's first attempt to explain herself came at the end of the show, where she blamed her band, saying they "played the wrong song." This is clearly untrue as the music produced by the instruments was also pre-recorded. Later, Simpson attempted to shift the blame once again to her band, claiming the drummer "pressed the wrong button." Eventually, the singer told the public that she was forced to play the pre-recorded song due to "severe acid reflux."

Answer: Her director

Ryder was arrested in December 2001 after shoplifting from Beverly Hills' Saks Fifth Avenue department store. Following the incident, Ryder claimed that "I was told that I should shoplift. My director said I should give it a try."

The case was eventually settled, with Ryder having to repay the value of the clothes she had stolen, as well as 480 hours of community service and drug rehabilitation.

For the trial, Ryder chose the defence attorney, Mark Geragos, to represent her. Geragos is known for his involvement in many celebrity cases, such as Michael Jackson's early child molestation case, Chris Brown's charge of assaulting his ex-girlfriend Rhianna, as well as the case of David Carradine's sudden death.

Answer: "Bitch set me up"

Marion Barry was arrested on charges of possession of cocaine in January 1990 at the downtown Vista International Hotel. This was the result of an undercover investigation by the FBI and local police that had been active for several weeks. The mayor smoked crack cocaine in the hotel room and was with a female friend, Hazel Moore, who agreed to work with federal authorities. The incident was video and audio-recorded, with copies of the video becoming distributed over the following weeks.

Many of the charges failed to be resolved by the jurors who dealt with the case, as ideas of racist conspiracy began to surface. As a result, the judge declared a mistrial.

Answer: His vanishing twin

This is one of the more odd stories in this quiz. The initial theory was that Hamilton had transferred someone else's blood into his own, in order to increase the number of oxygen carrying red blood cells - an obvious advantage to a cycling athlete. The levels of haemoglobin in this case were much higher than in a normal athlete, but only just short of the level that brings about suspension.

The real problem was that Hamilton's blood contained two "types" of red blood cell. On this basis many were convinced that the American cyclist was guilty of blood doping. Hamilton's excuse was that he had a twin who died in utero, and that this twin had transferred some of its blood cells to Hamilton. Though this story seemed far-fetched at the time (2005), more and more scientific research seems to show that a person who possesses two genetically different types of cells is not a natural impossibility. This state is called chimerism.

Answer: A prosthetic penis

Star of such films as "Saving Private Ryan" and "Enemy of the State," actor Tom Sizemore has long battled with drug addiction. He has been arrested many times for the use and possession of drugs. The story of the prosthetic penis goes that the actor was forced to take a daily drugs test whilst on probation and filming in Cambodia for a new film.

His plan was to fill a prosthetic penis with "clean" urine and attach the penis (named "The Whizzinator") to his boxers. The penis even came with built in heater, so as to release urine at body temperature.